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Seed 2.0 Lite vs MiniMax M2.7

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Seed 2.0 Lite wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Supports vision

MiniMax M2.7 wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Seed 2.0 Lite
Benchmark Advantage
MiniMax M2.7
Context Window
Seed 2.0 Lite
Speed
MiniMax M2.7

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricSeed 2.0 LiteMiniMax M2.7Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.25$0.30 Seed 2.0 Lite
Output (per 1M tokens)$2.00$1.20 MiniMax M2.7
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.06 MiniMax M2.7
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, MiniMax M2.7 is 24% cheaper overall.

Seed 2.0 Lite Providers

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MiniMax M2.7 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Seed 2.0 Lite Wins
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MiniMax M2.7 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkSeed 2.0 LiteMiniMax M2.7Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
36.349.6
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
21.441.9
GPQA
Graduate-level science
65.687.4
MiniMax M2.7 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Seed 2.0 Lite
262,144
tokens
MiniMax M2.7
204,800
tokens
Seed 2.0 Lite has a 22% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricSeed 2.0 LiteMiniMax M2.7Winner
Tokens/second0.0 tok/s43.2 tok/s
Time to First Token0.00s1.54s
MiniMax M2.7 responds Infinity% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureSeed 2.0 LiteMiniMax M2.7
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertySeed 2.0 LiteMiniMax M2.7
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorBytedance-seedMinimax
ReleasedMar 2026Mar 2026

Seed 2.0 Lite Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

MiniMax M2.7 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Seed 2.0 Lite has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. MiniMax M2.7 has cheaper output pricing at $1.20/M tokens.
MiniMax M2.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.9, compared to Seed 2.0 Lite's score of 21.4.
Seed 2.0 Lite has a 262,144 token context window, while MiniMax M2.7 has a 204,800 token context window.
Seed 2.0 Lite supports vision. MiniMax M2.7 does not support vision.